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COACHABILITY "My best skill was that I was coachable. I was a sponge and aggressive to learn." - Michael Jordan Coachability is the willingness to be corrected and to act on that correction. When we are coachable, we are prepared to be wrong. We can withstand a high degree of candor. Why is this important? To become healthy, and then to maintain good health, you have to be willing to adapt and change things depending on what your body and your life needs. You need to be willing to admit sometimes that the way you are currently doing something is no longer serving you, and it needs to be changed. It is so much easier to be healthy and happy if you are able to seek out new knowledge, or people who have already achieved what you want and be willing to learn from them. Your journey to health doesn't have to occur alone. But if you take the stubborn approach of "this is how I have always done things" or "health is all up to genetics anyway" the...

It's that time of year again. Spring! While everyone else is excited, you dread the suffering. You know your sinus cavities are going to swell up, your eyes will water, you will constantly be sniffing, and just generally feel miserable. It's allergy time of year again! The good news is you have far more options than just reaching for the over the counter drugs, which may provide temporary relief but also increase the toxic load on your body. So what else can you do? Any, or preferably ALL of the following: 1. Neti Pot - helps clear out the irritants from the nasal passages which cause most of your allergy symptoms. Filtered or distilled water  is best to use because the chemicals in normal tap water like Fluoride and Chlorine will actually irritate your immune system and often make your symptoms worse! 2. Frankincense or Eucalyptus Essential Oils - Diffuse them in your house. Rub them on your chest and behind your ears.They will help boost your immune system, decrea...

Unfortunately almost everyone reading this will have experienced at least 1 episode of severe back pain at some point in their life. And as you may have read in our previous blog "Should you be scared of back pain?" you would know that you need to get ice on your painful area and get moving as much as you can. However, there are also a number of gentle stretches and exercises you can do that will help decrease your pain and speed up your recovery process. 1 .   Sphinx Stretch Start lying face down on the ground or your bed, then push up on your hands but keep your hips on the ground. Hold this position for 5 seconds then relax back down on your stomach for 20 seconds. Repeat 10 times. 2. Knees To Chest Lie on your back and tuck both knees to your chest like you're rolling up in a ball but try and keep your head on the ground, don't lift it up. Hold for 20 seconds then let your legs relax. Repeat 10 times. 3. Cat Camel Start on your...

When you're in pain, especially when suffering from back pain or a pounding migraine, you'll pretty much do whatever is necessary to get some relief! And this might mean reaching for some pain pills. All over the counter drugs are pretty harmless, right? Sometimes they are, sometimes they aren't. All drugs, even the "safe" ones like tylenol or alleve have some sort of side effect on your body. So the safety comes down to how often you use them, and in what dosages. If you only use these drugs very occasionally, then you are causing no more damage on your liver and other organs than say drinking alcohol, or any of the other myriad of chemicals that we are increasingly exposed to on a daily basis. While not ideal, it's probably worth the risk if you are in immense pain. But here is where the real problems kick in. These drugs are simply a bandaid to get you through the episode. You really need to get to the real problem of why you are suffering. Do yo...

Today is the first day of spring. In nature, this is a time for growth. But what about for you? Do you already feel like you're stuck on autopilot watching the year go flying past you? Do you have goals set that you wanted to grow towards this year but you have already fallen off the wagon? Remember this - growth is a process of shedding, not adding  We are always looking for the next shiny object we can add to make our life easier or better, when in reality the key to growth and happiness is to shed the things that no longer serve us. If you want to lose weight, instead of adding some new fancy dietary pill, try shedding the junk food or after dinner sweets from your life. If you want to feel healthier, you don't need to add any fancy new gym memberships, just use the gym more that you already belong to. And shed some couch time! If you want to save more money, it's much easier to spend less than try to earn more. If you want better relationships with your fam...

Each month makes up approximately 8.3% of the year. So that means almost 20% of the year has flown by already! How have you been using your time wisely? Or has your time been using you? Are you planning out your days and creating opportunities for your own happiness and fulfillment, or has the day to day whirlwind of life sucked you in? The problem with not taking charge of your own life is that it's too easy to fall into the trap of being a victim, making excuses and blaming other events or people for your own unhappiness and disappointments. Once you become a victim, it's only a matter of time before you get stuck in the "I'll be happy when syndrome." This is an extremely dangerous game to play. Days, weeks, months, and years go by where you keep telling yourself "I'll be happy when I have/when I am....." and insert whatever life event, material item etc that fits in. This game can become a never-ending cycle, where you get fleeting m...

If you ever feel like you're stuck in a rut, set yourself one thing from this list below to do everyday for an entire month. Every single one of these actions is guaranteed to make you smile more, feel better about yourself, and make the world a better place for those around you. Then, once you create a habit with that action, try a different item from the list the next month, and so on. Use words that encourage happiness for 30 days Try one thing new every day Perform one selfless act every day Dedicate an hour to something you're passionate about every day Concentrate on being positive at all times Get rid of one thing a day Don't tell a single lie for 30 days Wake up 30 minutes earlier than usual every morning Ditch 3 bad habits for 30 days Watch less than 30 minutes of TV every day Define one long-term goal and work on it for 1 hour every day Read 1 chapter of a good book every day Every morning, watch or read something that inspires you Do something...